MUSIC, HEALTH, HISTORY TOPICS OF FUTURE EVENTS

Monday-Sunday: Baja California celebrates “Semaine de la France en Basse Californie.” Highlights include a performance by the Baja California Orchestra of French pieces from the 16th to the 20th centuries on Thursday at 8 p.m. at Tijuana’s Cultural Center (CECUT). Three French flutists who make up the Trio d’argent will perform pieces from the Baroque era to the 20th century on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the CECUT.

Monday: Dr. Salomon Chertorivsky, Mexico’s health minister who worked closely with global health officials during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, will talk about efforts to fight contagious diseases in the border region. Also scheduled to speak is a former Mexican health minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Institute of the Americas, Hojel Hall of the Americas auditorium on the UC San Diego campus.

Tuesday: A conference on “The Military Sword of Lt. Miguel Guerrero,” a Tijuana hero for his role in repelling the 1911 cross-border invasion by a group known as the filibusteros. The speakers are Dr. Carlos Martín Rothenhausler and historian José Gabriel Rivera Delgado. At 6 p.m. in the lobby of Tijuana’s History Museum, located in the old City Hall on Second Street near Constitution Avenue.

Sunday: Caesar’s Salad Festival, organized by 20 restaurants in Tijuana. Offerings include a range of dishes prepared by local chefs. With music performances and an art exhibit. From noon to 10 p.m. on Avenida Revolución between Third and Fifth Avenues.

Sunday: The Opera Ambulante, a group of roving opera singers, celebrates its second anniversary with a concert at Tijuana’s Cultural Center under the direction of Mario Montenegro. 6 p.m. at the CECUT.